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Capital Metro breaks ground on new rail station BY CLAIRE SHOOP
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the growing area as Austin’s “second downtown.” “Access to public transit provides accessibility to jobs [and] amenities, and drives healthy sustainable environments. Public transit promotes community building [and] economic equality and is a huge boost to a city’s mobility and productivity,” Brandy- wine CEO Jerry Sweeney said. “This rail station expands access by provid- ing safe, equitable, reliable transpor- tation connecting people from all through this region into a reimagined North Austin community.” Capital Metro President and CEO Randy Clarke said the Broadmoor Sta- tion could become the second largest MetroRail station by ridership. The station will feature two double-length covered platforms and more than 400 parking spaces for transit users. In December, Capital Metro unveiled preliminary design plans
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Capital Metro is planning two new MetroRail stations in North Austin, including one that broke ground Jan. 18 at the Uptown ATX develop- ment, formerly known as the IBM Broadmoor Campus. The transit agency is partnering with developer Brandywine Realty Trust to build the $24 million MetroRail Broadmoor Station on the 66-acre Uptown ATX site. Construc- tion on the station is expected last throughout 2022 and 2023, with an anticipated opening in early 2024, according to Capital Metro. The new station is located at 11501 Burnet Road, Austin, and will provide access to the employers, retailers and entertainment venues located in and around The Domain and Uptown ATX developments, said Eric Stratton, a Capital Metro and Austin Transit Part- nership board member, referring to
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Transportation plans to announce its preferred alternative in late 2022 or early 2023 for the $4.9 billion highway overhaul. The project, which spans 8 miles through downtown Austin from Hwy. 290 to SH 71, proposes lowering the roadway; adding two nontolled, high- occupancy lanes in each direction; reconstructing bridges; and adding bicycle and pedestrian paths. Timeline: construction anticipated to begin in 2025 Cost: $4.9 billion Funding sources: Capital Area Metro- politan Planning Organization, TxDOT
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for the McKalla Station located near Q2 Stadium. Once both the McKalla and the Broadmoor stations are completed, Capital Metro will close the Kramer Station.
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